Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

 MannumM

MANNUM 5238

MEMORIAL: Monument

LOCATION: Randell Street

ORIENTATION: North, soldier facing west

DESCRIPTION: Bronze statue of a soldier with rifle at the "On guard" stance, left foot forward. It is mounted on a polished granite pedestal, which in turn is mounted on a three tier rough-cut granite and concrete slab base. Bronze plaques are affixed to the front, left and right faces. On top of the front and right plaques is a bronze wreath; on the base of the slab is a bronze plaque. The monument is set in front of a brick construction commemorative wall with a brass plaque-

COMMEMORATION WALL 1915-1965.

INSCRIPTIONS:

Face:

GREAT WAR
OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

1914-1919

Left:

Logo of Australia Remembers

In a ribband: 1945-1995

Text:

50^th ANNIVERSARY
DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED
OVERSEAS AND AT HOME TO ENSURE
ENDURING PEACE IN AUSTRALIA

Right:

WORLD WAR 11
IN REMEMBRANCE

1939-1945

Plaque, slab:

MANNUM WAR
MEMORIAL
UNVEILED BY THE
GOVERNOR
SIR TOM BRIDGES
30^TH. MARCH 1924

WHEN UNVEILED: 30 March 1924 at a cost of £650

MANUFACTURED BY: A.W. Dobbie and Co. Ltd. Adelaide cast the statue (on corner of bronze base). Mason: John Tillett of Adelaide.

MAINTAINED BY: Mannum Council

PECULIARITIES/DAMAGE: Nil

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DATE: 23 Dec 02